SSG Landers vs LG Twins Prediction, 4/25/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: SSG Landers vs LG Twins
Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea
TV: SPOTV2
Guillermo Heredia and the SSG Landers (12-6, 1st in KBO) go to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, where they'll take on the LG Twins (13-7, 2nd in KBO).
As a unit, the SSG Landers are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They have racked up 80 runs scored and have an OBP of .342. The Landers have accumulated 28 two-baggers as a team and have hit 16 balls out of the park. They have amassed 74 runs batted in and 153 hits on the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .256. SSG is slugging .387 and have struck out 113 times, while drawing a walk on 73 occasions.
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Guillermo Heredia is a batter who should impact this game for SSG. Heredia has accrued an average at the plate of .231 for his career, in addition to 179 scored runs and an OPS of .656. He has fanned 313 times and has walked on 130 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .310 on-base percentage. For his career, Heredia has hit 27 balls out of the park while knocking in 114 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .346 and he has totaled 480 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 1,566 times and has delivered with a base knock 320 times.
The Landers have swiped 9 bags and have been caught 7 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 43.8%. The SSG Landers have earned 480 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 176 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .975 which has them ranked 6th in the league and they have twisted 17 double plays.
Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.64 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.38. Landers pitchers have yielded 12 home runs in addition to 70 total runs (9th in the league). SSG has conceded 137 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 59 earned runs. The Landers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.32 this year (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 136 hitters.
The Twins hold a team slugging % of .408 and they score 5.95 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have hit 38 two-baggers, while getting a free base 102 times and putting up 119 runs. LG has a total of 10 HRs over the course of the season and 113 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 106 occasions (10th in the league) and have earned 196 base knocks. The LG Twins have an OBP of .385 and a team batting average of .292 on the year.
Hyun Soo Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. In the 517 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .273 and has racked up 141 base hits. He has homered 7 times, as well as 190 total bases and also a .368 slugging percentage. Kim has recorded a walk 58 times while striking out on 97 occasions. He has accrued 56 runs in addition to having earned 36 RBIs. His on-base % is .351 and he has a career OPS of .719.
Out of their 26 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 19 times and been caught 7 times (26.9% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have twisted 15 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .972 (9th in the league). The Twins have recorded 191 assists, 21 errors and have a tally of 537 putouts for the year.
The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.341 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.47 as a staff this season. They are sitting at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 168. The LG pitching staff have relinquished 89 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.22 (64 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.83 (132 strikeouts against 72 bases on balls). They have given up 6 dingers and they relinquish 4.47 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG
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